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How To Create A Web Hosting Business With WordPress

By Ryan Gray on November 3, 2017 14

How To Create A Web Hosting Business With WordPress

We all know we can create some pretty amazing websites using WordPress.

But what about a web hosting company?

In a lot of my reseller hosting training I encourage beginners to use WordPress to build out their “front end” websites as is one of the easiest ways to get a professional looking website online in a relatively short period of time.

You can then use WHMCS for the “back end” so it will automate and manage all of your billing / account provisioning.

WordPress + WHMCS Tutorial

I recently teamed up with Darrel Wilson of the WordPress community to film a very detailed tutorial on how you would go about doing this.

Darrel starts by showing how to setup your front end selling website and then I come on the tutorial to teach how to integrate with the WHMCs billing system:

WHMCS Tutorial With WordPress:

  • 26:30 Setting Up NameServers With WHMCS
  • 34:50 WHMCS Setup Wizard
  • 47:00 Enom Setup
  • 55:00 General Settings For WHMCS
  • 1:23:40 Email Forwarders
  • 1:29:15 Domains And Pricing
  • 1:38:10 Your Customer Dashboard For WHMCS
  • 1:40:50 Stripe Integration With WHMCS
  • 1:46:30 Setting Up Hosting Packages and Services
  • 2:12:20 Creating Addons For WHMCS
  • 2:32:35 Funding Enom Account
  • 2:40:23 Adding A Logo And Customizations
  • 2:52:15 Transferring Domains And Supports Tickets
  • 3:02:15 WHMCS + WordPress
  • 3:04:08 Adding A Link For WHMCS Text

If you don’t have time to watch the entire tutorial right now, make sure to download the Divi Host Child Theme, Darrel is giving away for free!

We tried to go into a lot of step-by-step detail so you can see the EXACT process from registering your domain to building your website and integrating it with your reseller hosting account.

As long as you have a basic understanding of WordPress and know how to use it, you can follow the tutorial above and get your web hosting business online in a matter of hours.

Feel free to ask any questions below and I’ll try my best best to help you out!  Enjoy!

Ryan Gray
Ryan Gray

Ryan Gray is the founder and CEO of NameHero, one of the fastest growing independent web hosts in the United States. Ryan has been working online since 1998 and has over two-decades experience in Internet Entrepreneurship.

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Comments

  1. Darrel Wilson says

    November 4, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    Pretty good WHMCS tutorial. I think the internet needed a tutorial on this exact topic with reseller hosting and web hosting, thanks again ryan

    Reply
    • Ryan Gray says

      November 4, 2017 at 10:13 pm

      Agree 100%!

      You’re welcome man – nice collaboration!

      Reply
  2. Ben says

    November 20, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    Sounds like you two have a bit of a bromance going on! 😉 Will add this video to my list of things to watch.
    Thanks for the Divi theme download, Darrel, and your free courses on udemy.

    Reply
    • Ryan Gray says

      November 22, 2017 at 12:01 pm

      Haha thanks for your feedback Ben!

      Reply
  3. aBDALLAH REKIBI says

    December 1, 2017 at 10:43 am

    ThANKS RYAN FOR THE RICH CONTENTS OF YOUR TUTORIALS.
    ALL RESELLERS AND OTHER HOSTING OWNERS ARE ENCOURAGED THANKS TO YOUR EFFORTS AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO FURTHER AHEAD.

    Reply
    • Ryan Gray says

      December 4, 2017 at 10:45 am

      You’re most welcome! Thanks for the compliments!

      Reply
  4. rana saim says

    March 27, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    hello brother ryan can you please contact me at this gmail address i need your help

    Reply
    • Ryan Gray says

      March 28, 2018 at 11:24 am

      For security and privacy, please log a new ticket within the interface and we’ll sort your issue!

      Reply
  5. Christopher Young says

    March 2, 2020 at 7:42 am

    First, thanks for the detailed guide. I’m a long-time web-developer just getting started with running my first web hosting business (still behind basic auth directory protection as I’ve only just become a reseller and still setting up), and all the information is quite helpful.

    Second, you have a small but significant typo above: “…you cant follow the tutorial above…” I’m sure you mean “you CAN follow ….” 🙂

    Reply
    • Ryan Gray says

      March 4, 2020 at 10:36 am

      You’re most welcome Christopher! And haha thanks for pointing that out. I’ve corrected it!

      Reply

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